Practical Life and Motor activities help the child refine gross and fine motor skills while helping him/her develop eye-hand coordination, visual acuity and manual dexterity. These activities assist the child’s coordination of large muscles and help with the strengthening of finger and hand muscles. The lessons help the child gain an understanding of object permanence and allow him/her to practice the ability of spatial organization. Lessons in these avenues help increase the child’s ability to concentrate and to follow sequential steps. The child begins to develop a routine for self-care skills and to care for his/her environment.

Sensory activities include indoor and outdoor lessons and present the child with experiences to use all of his/her senses. These lessons offer an exploration of the child’s creativity and provide him/her with the opportunity to name, identify and match colors; match objects by color, pattern, and texture; and identify objects by using the five senses. The lessons also provide the child an opportunity to explore size, shape and form with hands on materials. A refinement of the child’s senses helps him/her to understand the impressions within his/her immediate environment.

Language activities support the child’s natural development of language. These activities use touch, facial expressions and singing as other means of communication. They help the child develop and expand his/her vocabulary, name colors, familiar objects and pictures, organize information and practice listening skills. Through practice and repetition, the child is exposed to rhyming, the beginning, ending and middle sounds of words, and the phonetic sounds of the alphabet. These skills help prepare the child for learning to read.
Social activities provide the child with opportunities to practice routines and behaviors that are mindful of others. Daily lessons in this area help the child recognize and describe emotions in themselves and others. This avenue promotes peaceful ways of solving problems and conflict. Social activities help the child understand and follow instructions, share materials, and expand his/her social skills.

Social activities provide the child with opportunities to practice routines and behaviors that are mindful of others. Daily lessons in this area help the child recognize and describe emotions in themselves and others. This avenue promotes peaceful ways of solving problems and conflict. Social activities help the child understand and follow instructions, share materials, and expand his/her social skills.

Cognitive activities offer experiences for the child to expand his/her ability to focus, think and concentrate. These lessons encourage and feed the child’s natural curiosity and introduce problems that the child can learn to solve on his/her own. These activities help the child develop logic and to plan and carry out a project. Cognitive activities offer experiences for the child to expand his/her ability to focus, think and concentrate. These lessons encourage and feed the child’s natural curiosity and introduce problems that the child can learn to solve on his/her own. These activities help the child develop logic and to plan and carry out a project.